Memoirs of Sadako and Hiroshima September 11, 2007

In 1955, the plight of 12-year-old Sadako Sasaki, as she attempted to fold 1,000 paper cranes while critically ill from the long-term effects of the bombing of Hiroshima, helped to rally much of Japan around the anti-nuclear movement. Her tale continues both to inspire and shape American and Japanese memories of the atomic bomb. James Orr, Chair and Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Bucknell University, analyzes the deep and continuing historical significance of Sadako's story and the genesis of the postwar anti-nuclear movement. Academy award winner Steven Okazaki, director of the HBO documentary White Light/Black Rain, discusses his filming of atomic bomb survivors. Masahiro Sasaki, Sadako's older brother, shares his personal memories of his sister, as well as his experiences as a hibakusha, or atomic bomb victim